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"A Stove Boat": Archaeological and Historical Investigation of E. & E. K. Cook Whaling Company and Its Reaction to a Dimming Industry (2022)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Despite whale oil flickering out of public demand following the 1859 discovery of petroleum, American whaling operations continued to innovate hunting strategy and vessel usage, while broadening and diversifying maritime assets and identity in an effort for self-preservation. This paper aims to evaluate this period of decline in...